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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTREST

(Technical Assistance) ASSIGNMENT TITLE: Consulting Services for Developing Design Standards,

Drawings, Specifications as well as Bills of Quantity

(National School Infrastructure Strategy)

PROJECT ID: P164932

Grant Number: D5030

The Government of Liberia has received a grant equivalent to USD 47 million from the International

Development Association (IDA) to implement the Improving Results in Secondary Education (IRISE)

project. The Project duration is four years. The Ministry of Education (MoE) is the IRISE

implementation agency responsible for project execution and results monitoring. The implementation

will be overseen by the Ministry’s Senior Management Team (SMT).

The Project responds to the Government of Liberia’s prioritization of improving equitable access to,

and quality of, secondary education. This will be achieved through a set of activities that are grouped

into the five components:

Improving access and learning environment at the senior secondary level

Increasing opportunities for girls to transition to and complete senior secondary education

Improving Quality and Relevance of Senior Secondary Education

Capacity building, technical assistance, project coordination, and monitoring and evaluation

Contingency Emergency Response Component (CERC)

OBJECTIVE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The objective of this component for which this Technical Assistance (TA) is required, is to support

the Government in promoting equitable access to quality senior secondary education and a better

teaching and learning environment in schools. It includes two sub-components: (a) improving access

to senior secondary education; and (b) provision of school grants, using a community empowerment

approach. To ensure quality and consistency in terms of standards across all school construction,

implementation of Sub-components 1.1 and 1.2 will be under the joint authority of the MoE (Bureau

of Planning, Research and Development and the PDT) and the Ministry of Public Works (MPW).

PURPOSE OF CONSULTANCY

The purpose of this consultancy is for an architecture firm to develop Secondary School Designs and

revise existing Basic School designs for the MoE to a cost-effective model and assist in the

development of a National School Construction Strategy by MoE and MPW.

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION Improving Results in Secondary Education (IRISE) Project

A project of the Ministry of Education funded by the International Development Association of the World Bank Group

www.moe.gov.lr

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REPORTING

The Technical Assistance for this component will report to the Project Coordinator through the

Deputy Project Coordinator and or the Lead for component 1.

TIMELINE

Duration, Timing and Level of Effort for the Assignment The assignment will be for six months period.

Key Personnel

This is a firm based consultancy and a miximum of three key personnel will be needed for the

assignment. Key personnel CVs are required for the purpose of evalaution as per the selection

quildlines below.

GENERAL QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

The Architectural firm shall have staffs with relevant University degrees in architecture and civil

works. BSC or Master’s degree or its equivalent with a minimum of ten (10) years in school building

designs and construction framework development. If the Firm is local, it shall have extensive work

experience in rough environment, preferably during the rainy Season in Liberia.

SPECIFIC TASKS

The Specific roles and responsibilities of the Architectural firm will include but not limited to the

following:

1. Review the existing Basic School Designs / Drawings developed by the Ministry of Education;

2. Develop detailed site drawings which include photographs, access to site, vegetation,

gradient/topography survey, portable water source, drainage, landscaping and aerial /orthophoto

map for the Proposed Senior Secondary Schools;

3. Site Plans should be site – specific to take into account orientation, sufficient play area and storm

water drainage, stairs, ramps, retaining walls, adaption from MoE standard plans etc.;

4. The proposed Senior Secondary Schools shall be story buildings with the following structures

and elements as minimum package of facilities according to the norms and standards: 15

classrooms (5 classrooms per grade), an administrative block (offices), Science laboratories

(Biology, Chemistry and Physics), Computer lab., Library, Storage rooms, gender-based latrines

and access to water, a fence for security, necessary furniture and equipment;

5. Develop Drawings, Specifications, Bill of Quantities and Cost Estimates for the Senior

Secondary Schools;

6. Any other architectural related designs as may be asked by executing agency.

7. Development of National School Infrastructure Strategy (NSIS). The NSIS will cover the

following:

will cover the whole country and will delineate and differentiate the elements of the

Strategy that are of nation-wide nature from these which are regional-specific. It will be

developed in a participatory manner and will include the following main sections: (i) a

quick presentation of the current situation regarding school facilities and an assessment

of the challenges; (ii) an evaluation of the past and present experiences and a

presentation of the key lessons learned; (iii) a quick definition of the new school

construction strategy and a presentation if the Community-Empowerment approach; (iv)

the description of a long term vision (10 years) developed through a succession of short

term phases (3-4 years each); (v) a minimum set of minimum norms for the period of the

strategy; (vi) the minimum standards to be followed during the first phase of the

strategy; (vii) the standard drawings and recommended technology; (viii) unit-costs and

itemized list of quantified items; (ix) community based contracting and financial

management; (x) decentralization; (xi) maintenance of education facilities ; (xii)

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capacity-building including grassroots management training ; (xiii) monitoring ; (xiv)

evaluation, including community-empowerment specifics.

stock-taking exercise to include status of existing school network and school facility

stock, assessment of school supply inequities, needs assessment, and stock-taking

exercise of past projects

Norms and standards to include national-level norms and standard drawings

Planning and implementation mechanisms

Capacity building at the institutional level and capacity-building of communities:

grassroots management training (GMT)

Maintenance strategy

Monitoring and Evaluation

Selection will be in accordance with the Consultant Qualification’s Selection (CQS) method set

out in the World Bank Procurement Regulations, revised August 2018.

Detailed Terms of Reference is here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NfN0qf5Wk60RC9MZC6UAu5UOcenUbc5l/edit. You may

also get copy of the Terms of Reference from the procurement office at the below address.

Note: The firm with the best qualifications and relevant experience that meets the requirements

of the TOR will be invited to submit technical and financial proposals for negotiations.

Further Information for clarifications can be obtain at the address below during office hours between

0900 to 1400 hours from Monday to Friday but not later than February 28, 2020.

Interested firms which meet the qualifications requirement may submit an Expression of Interest

marked “Consulting Services for Developing Design Standards, Drawings, Specifications as well

as Bills of Quantity”, REF: LR-MOE--138734-CS-CQS” to the Procurement Division at

procurement.irise@gmail.com / malah1999.ak@gmail.com; or to the below address not later than

2:00pm on Friday, March 6, 2020.

Attention:

The Coordinator

World Bank Education Portfolio

GPE-G2B Education Project

GPE MCA Early Childhood Education Project

IDA-financed IRISE Project

1st Floor, Room # 026

Ministry of Education

Ministerial Complex

Congo Town, Liberia

Email: procurement.gpeg2b@gmail.com

Tel: +231-777-611-115/+231-886-531-7515